Posted: November 16, 2019
Apple MacBook base models have limited storage space and it is easy to fill small drives. Some MacBooks have 128 GB SSDs, which can cause serious space problems. Find and clean space hogs.
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Posted: November 8, 2019
If you have problems with your Mac, identifying the cause is a problem in itself. One way to try to find the cause is to start the Mac in safe mode. It's a bare bones boot without extras.
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Posted: October 13, 2019
Temporary files, caches, cookies, browser and app histories - there is a lot of personal and revealing information on your Apple Mac that is not strictly necessary. Can CCleaner erase it?
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Posted: October 6, 2019
The Apple Mac menu bar is taken for granted and given little thought. Customise it by adding new icons to access various functions and rearranging them into the most convenient order.
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Posted: September 24, 2019
Siri is a personal digital assistant that you talk to and get things done. However, it watches everything you do, analyses your actions, collects data and sends it back to Apple. Is this OK?
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Posted: September 7, 2019
Over time, disk drives SSDs and thumb drives accumulate junk files and these consume valuable space that could be used for more useful purposes. CleanMyDrive 2 keeps them clean and junk-free.
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Posted: August 26, 2019
Do you use Launchpad on the Apple Mac? If the answer is No or Rarely, perhaps you just haven’t set it up right. Here's how to organize it and make it quicker to access the apps you need.
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Posted: August 14, 2019
How many times have you quickly typed in an email message and clicked the Send button only to realise too late that there was a typing slip in the message? Check emails before sending them.
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Posted: July 20, 2019
How do you prepare your Apple Mac for Catalina, the next version of macOS? Do you need to do anything? Yes. There is a saying, hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Here's what to do.
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Posted: July 11, 2019
The new MacBook Air is cheaper than ever and saves $200 over the base MacBook Pro, but which is best and is the Pro worth the extra money? What's the difference and which should you buy?
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Posted: June 25, 2019
What is the best battery monitor for MacBook Pro? If you have had your computer for a couple of years, how worn is the battery? Is it becoming weaker with age. These apps show you.
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Posted: June 14, 2019
Start an Apple Mac and when you get to the desktop, that’s Finder. It is more than the desktop and it enables you to open windows to explore the drive contents. Here's how to improve it.
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Posted: May 29, 2019
Do you use the language features of Pages, Apple’s word processor and part of the iWork suite of office applications? If you have been confused, take control and use the language you want.
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Posted: May 6, 2019
Disk drives come in all sizes and some Apple MacBooks have quite small solid state drives drives. If you have an SSD, it could be nearly full and the utilities here monitor free/used space.
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Posted: April 24, 2019
How fast can you type? How fast can you speak? There is no contest and speech wins every time. So why don't you dictate more on your Apple Mac instead of typing? It saves time and effort.
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Posted: April 4, 2019
How many online office suites can you name that are free and that work on all computers in a web browser? Most people can name Microsoft Office and Google Docs, maybe Zoho too. There is another and it’s brilliant!
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Posted: March 17, 2019
The Apple Mac makes many sounds when you are using it, but what do they all mean? Why do you get one sound on some occasions and another at others? How can you select the sounds it makes?
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Posted: February 23, 2019
What is going on under the surface of the Mac's graphical interface? Is it working hard or idling, downloading or uploading, hot or cool? Monitor the hardware and software with MiniUsage.
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Posted: February 13, 2019
Renaming files in macOS has always been easy and you just select a file, press Enter and type in a new name. What about bulk renaming, search and replace in filenames? Yes, it does that too.
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Posted: February 4, 2019
The Apple Mac can play videos, but there are alternative video players that support a wider range of file formats and provide more features and and smarter interface. Here are the best. Sponsored post
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